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Dave Duncan: Strings (Paperback, 1990, Del Rey) 4 stars

Alya has an almost magical talent. Her hunches are never wrong. The scientists of planet …

Review of 'Strings' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I love the way Duncan gives you a young character and so expertly hurls them into these breathtaking situations. he's been doing it well for a quarter of a century and I'm hoping he shows no sign of letting up; I read Strings to commemorate the fact that I put in a pre-order for his next work out in September.

I think chapter 15 was one of my favourites of the book, it sizzled along brilliantly. I did find that Alya was a bit too quick to change gears, that got me a bit, but that's the only niggle in what was truly a story well up there with some of his best.